He's not wrong.
He's not wrong.
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Has Southgate done anything wrong so far? Every decision he's made has been spot on.
Dropped Rooney
Dropped Hart
Changed formation
Promoted youth
Tactically good
Implemented his own style
Good with the media
Instilled belief
Reconnected with fans
No chance we would have gotten this far under Woy or Big Sam, under Woy there were diabolical performances even against minnows.
We've got to a world cup semi final, something no-one thought we would do. Whatever happens we're on the right track.
Big nose
Anti-England doom and gloomers
https://youtu.be/DxcKRfpckMo?t=40Originally Posted by GP
The most important thing for me is that it seems like he’s got the players to enjoy representing England again. The so called golden generation hated it and that was a major factor for the consistent failure. Definitely bodes well for the future having a team who don’t see playing for England as a chore they could do without.Has Southgate done anything wrong so far? Every decision he's made has been spot on.
Dropped Rooney
Dropped Hart
Changed formation
Promoted youth
Tactically good
Implemented his own style
Good with the media
Instilled belief
Reconnected with fans
No chance we would have gotten this far under Woy or Big Sam, under Woy there were diabolical performances even against minnows.
We've got to a world cup semi final, something no-one thought we would do. Whatever happens we're on the right track.
Big nose
Anti-England doom and gloomers
Don't be so hard on yourself.
I'm sure a lot of it is stage managed but I don't care if they're the sorts who would help an old lady across the road, what I like about them is the way they're playing - I'm enjoying watching them - and they showed some balls against Colombia. After the late equaliser they looked mentally gone in the first half of extra time and I feared the worst but they picked it up in the second half and won the penalties. On Saturday we were good, actually good. Against a Sweden side who aren't up to much, admittedly, but how many times have we seen an England team either lose or make very hard work of a game they should have won on paper. I'm looking forward to Wednesday, actually looking forward to it. We might cock it up - head says we probably will - but whatever the outcome they have by far exceeded my expectations in this tournament.
I agree Harry Kane is the only really world class player we have but I don't agree the other 10 aren't any good. There's some good players in there, I'd honestly no idea about Pickford before this tournament but he's made some great saves - the one at the start of the second half of the Sweden game was massive, that goes in and it's 1-1 and a different game.
So yeah. I like them as a team, I like how they've played, they're a team I can get behind. I've no idea what they're like as individuals and I don't care. I like The Beatles but by all accounts John Lennon was quite the c***. But that's OK, I don't have to go for a drink with him, I just enjoy the music. I don't have to invite the England players round for dinner, I'm just enjoying watching them.
Yes. That. And again, maybe it's all about appearances but they are important and that is how it seems. Too many England players in the past seemed to almost resent playing for England as though it was an inconvenient distraction from their club careers.
I want England to win and I've been getting behind them all the way through. But in all honesty I find it almost embarrassing that they're doing so well and there aren't any Arsenal players in the squad to represent us. Apart from Welbeck, the guy who could only get 10 minutes off the bench of the reserve team...
That is completely ridiculous. Why does it matter who they play for?
What's ridiculous about wanting your club to produce players for the national team?
Nothing, I guess.
I don't really care who England players play for though.
I guess it would be nice if Arsenal were producing more talent. I'm not sure if I care which nationality they are.
In principle it would be nice if they were English, maybe I've just become numb to how multi-national clubs are these days.
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